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1 March 2017 Proclaiming Christ in word and action; growing in care, love and service. The Grapevine Newsletter of e Pastoral District of Souern Vales, Diocese of The Murray, SA More breaking news! It was announced on Sunday 26 February at Fr Peter Simmons would be appointed as half-time priest in e Ministry District, starting in June, for 12 mons. He will also be working at a Diocesan level wi Jeff McHugh on development of properties, to give people a vision of what is possible, and what we can achieve wi em. Wi his wife Sally, Fr Peter lives at Aldinga Beach. He is currently Senior Priest of e Pastoral District of Souern Suburbs. TODAY! Pastoral District of Souern Vales Clean Up Australia Day! ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING Join e team cleaning up Old Coach Rd from Sunday 5 March. Bags etc provided at St Ann s. Celebrate wi sausage sizzle at pm. Sunday 12 March St Margaret s, 2 pm The Vestry meeting is e Annual General Meeting of e parish, when reports are presented & elections held. Souern Vales Schools Ministry Chaplains in our schools: We support em wi our gold coin collection on e first Sunday of e mon Your chance to contribute to discussion on matters on e Agenda. Come and support em in person Sunday 5 March 5 pm at e Uniting Church, Aldinga, followed by refreshments. A chance to meet em, to hear eir amazing stories, and to pray for em as ey commence eir school year. Sub-vestry meetings have been held in all centres before e Annual Vestry, to elect People s Wardens and raise concerns people wish to discuss at e Vestry Meeting. Wi our Diocese and Pastoral District facing many changes and challenges, come and support our Vestry Meeting. People wi news of coming events or notewory happenings in e Pastoral District of Souern Vales to share wi e rest of e paris h, please contact e Editor, Anne Chittleborough, at 23 The Esplanade, Pt Willunga 5173, Ph or machit5@bigpond.com.au, preferably by e 15 of March. Please notify e Editor if you wish to avoid e chance of being mentioned in is newsletter. 1

2 A word from Fr Peter... Dear Friends, I find it pleasing to ink at my proposed six mon stint as locum (part time) in e Souern Vales, will include e wonderful annual journey we make wi our Lord during e forty days of Lent and e fifty days (some were taught forty) of Eastertide. We seek to be renewed during Lent, rough penitence. The colour purple is symbolic of repentance. A personal review (rough self-examination of conscience) and an act of repenac tance make a very helpful Lenten practice. In is way we hope to maintain a state of grace our baptismal state. A few of us will make e usual pre-easter trek to e confessional to be assured of forgiveness. I have always (from childhood) greatly valued is aid to renewal, bo as a penitent and confessor. From e early centuries, e lead-up to Easter was seen as a time for ose who had lapsed (perhaps during e crucible of persecution) to be restored and for enquirers to be prepared for baptism. What better time for baptism an at Easter, when we pass over wi Christ from dea to life, from bondage to freedom, from sin to righteousness, from darkness into light. The Church s rites during Holy Week (especially in e great ree days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter, i.e. The Triduum), are simply a must, and are best seen as a continuing act of worship, as we journey wi Jesus from e Last Supper and Gesemane, to his Cross and to his Rising. It all reaches a wonderful culmination in e Easter Vigil, wi lighted candles and baptismal water, which will be celebrated is year at St Stephen s, Willunga, on Holy Saturday (Easter Eve). Because of e historic precedent of preparing candidates during is Season, Lent has been regarded from early times as a season in which to make a special effort to learn more about and to grow in our Christian Fai; so Lenten studies are to be encouraged and eagerly welcomed. We are fortunate is year in being able to use Bishop John s Lenten Study, Spare a Minute. I have always found at joining a group for such studies is richly rewarding and am glad to commend to you e groups for Lent now offered in Souern Vales (see p. 8). There should be enough days and times for you to find a time to suit. Making a Lenten Rule is also a useful ing to do. Don t make it too unattainable, and see it as a time for positive initiatives raer an rigorous denials. I like is little Lenten reminder card (L). May God bless you, in your Lenten Pilgrimage. Peter. Lenten Suppers 2017; Beginning wi prayers in e church at 6.30 pm for ose who can attend, we en move to e hall where a selection of delicious soups awaits. Soup, bread and fruit are all at are on offer but e all you can eat soups are well known for eir variety and quality. Then a guest speaker follows, wi e evening concluding by 9 pm. A cost of $5 per head covers costs, and any surplus is donated to charities nominated by e speakers. If you haven t been to e Lenten Suppers yet, is is e time to come and explore e sharing of ideas, e food, and e friendly atmosphere. Booking is not necessary. Bring your friends! Wednesday 15 March: Kylie Mines: Those of us living in is lucky country take wheelchairs and such aids for granted, but Kylie and her organisation Motivation look at e challenges of countries where resources are scarce. Wednesday 22nd March: Tony Young describes his experiences working wi Baptist Care, and in recent years wi young unaccompanied minors learning to live in Australia. Wednesday 29 March: Janine Anninos from e Willunga Environment Centre will fill us in on e wonderful environmental work being done in our local area. Passionate people wi a passion for bringing about change! 22

3 March Wed 1st What s on? ASH WEDNESDAY Services 9 am St Margaret s, 7 pm St Ann s rd Friday 3 World Day of Prayer. Kalyra (2 pm); St Ann s (7 pm) Sun 5 Gold Coin Collection; SVSM service, UC Aldinga 5 pm (p1) Family Service, St Ann s 9 am Clean Up Australia & sausage sizzle St Ann s after church Shared Lunch SEM Mon 6 Moers Union AGM, 9.30 St Ann s Tues 7 Friends of St Ann s AGM 6.50 for 7 pm Thurs 9 Colton Court sing-along am Sat 11 Saturday Night Out, Willunga (next column) Sun 12 St Nicholas service am, healing prayers PD ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING 2 pm St Margaret s Wed 15 Yesteryear Fashion Parade, St Margaret s, 1.30 pm Lenten Supper, St Ann s 6.30 pm. Fri 17 St Nicholas Fellowship 1.30 pm Sat 18 Jumble Sale at St Ann s (next column) Sun 19 Family Service, St Margaret s 10 am Tues 21st Friends & Guild of St Margaret s 1.30 pm Pastoral District Council 7 pm Wed 22nd Lenten Supper, St Ann s 6.30 pm Fri 24 Family Tea, St Ann s (next column) Sat 25 ANNUNCIATION Sun 26 MOTHERING SUNDAY. MU prayers at St Ann s service You Service, St Nicholas am SEM Prayer service 5pm followed by shared tea. Tues 28 Ministry District Meeting, St Ann s 6.30 for 7pm Wed 29 Lenten Supper, St Ann s 6.30 pm Fri 31st Palm cross making, S E M 1.30 (see p. 9) April Sun 2nd End of daylight saving Gold Coin Collection for CPS workers Family Service, St Ann s 9 am Shared lunch, SEM rd Mon 3 MU St Nicholas 9.30 am : craft day Tues 4 Friends of St Ann s 2nd birday 6.50 for 7 pm Sat 8 Willunga Night Out Sun 9 PALM SUNDAY COMBINED SERVICE, St Ann s 10 am Ecumenical service at S.E.M. Thur 13 School holidays begin For Holy Week & Easter Colton Court sing-along services: MAUNDY THURSDAY see page 8 Fri 14 GOOD FRIDAY Sun 16 EASTER DAY Tues 18 Friends & Guild of St Margaret s, 1.30 pm Pastoral District Council 7 pm Thurs 20 St Nicholas Fellowship 1.30 pm Sun 23rd You led Service, St Nicholas am Tues 25 MARK ANZAC Day Fri 28 Family Tea, St Ann s 6.30 for 7 pm Fri 28-Sun 30 Formation weekend: Bishop John Ford Sat 29 Car Boot Sale, St Margaret s (next column) Sun 30 St Philip & St James Patronal Festival COMBINED SERVICE at St Margaret s, 10 am Ecumenical service, SEM 3 3 Family Services Informal family services next on 5 March., St Ann s, 9 am 19 March, St Margaret s, 10 am You-led Service 26 March, St Nicholas, Seaford, am Saturday Night Out 11 March at e Willunga Hotel following e 5.30 service at St Stephen s (Bookings: Ted ) The Hills Victorian Ladies present Yesteryear Fashion Parade St Margaret s Wed. 15 March, 1.30 pm $10 includes afternoon tea 1st Lenten Soup Supper St Ann s Wed. 15 March, 6.30 (see opposite page) Jumble Sale St Ann s Sat 18 March Quality goods wanted and volunteers! Enquiries: Pat Roper nd Lenten Soup Supper St Ann s Wed. 22nd March, 6.30 (see opposite page) Family St Ann s Friday 24 March, 6.30 pm All welcome. Bring your friends. Bring food to share or just come! 3rd Lenten Soup Supper St Ann s Wed. 29 March, 6.30 (see opposite page) St Margaret s McLaren Vale Sat. 29 April (more details next issue)

4 Diocesan Prayer 2017 Come Holy Spirit, fill e hearts of your faiful and kindle in us e fire of your love, so at we are wholly yours and may love each oer and grow as a community of fai. Fill us and use us to share your healing power wi ose wi whom we work, live and worship. Ignite wiin us a passion for your Gospel so at we can be beacons of love, justice and mercy using our gifts and talents for your glory. Open our hearts and our minds to your trus given to us in Scripture and to e needs of oers. Strengen us to share ese trus wi our community, at we may produce a greater harvest for your kingdom. Come Holy Spirit; renew and empower us so at we can face all ings wi courage knowing at you are wi us. In Jesus' name, Amen. Written by Christine Irvine, Murray Bridge A Diocesan challenge In a letter to e Diocese, read in all churches on Sunday 26 February, Bishop John passed on from Diocesan Council a challenge to us all to increase our congregations by 25% by e feast of Christ e King (end of November) I hope and pray, he writes, at every disciple in e Diocese will do all ey can to pray at we can be granted opportunities to share our fai; be given e streng to respond to em; and graced wi e vision to inspire oers wi a knowledge of God s will and purpose. If you didn t receive a copy of is letter, it is available from e Secretary, ph News from St Stephen s, Willunga We are pleased to have Fr Paul Monash, from e Parish of Souern Suburbs, to take services at St Stephen s once a mon. We ank him, Fr Dennis, & Fr Peter for celebrating over recent weeks. Please keep Fr Bob Hupfeld in your prayers. We welcomed e Thomson family (Fr Peter, his wife Roslyn and daughter Joanna) to St Stephen's and were glad to have em join e February Saturday Night Out at e Willunga Hotel, which was attended by 12 people from across e PD. The next Saturday Night Out will be on March 11 at e Willunga Hotel at 6.45 pm after e 5.30 pm service. Paul Scott, a parishioner of St Peter's Caedral, visited St Stephen's on January 30. Paul, in retirement, has taken on a project to photograph rural churches in SA. He spent much of e morning taking interior and exterior photos before moving onto St Joseph's Caolic Church, Willunga and en on to Christ Church, Yankalilla. St Ann's is on his list. Landon Felix Carey was baptised on Saturday February 18 at e 5.30 pm service. This was Fr Peter's first baptism in e Souern Vales. A revised Epiphany service and e AAPB baptism liturgy were integrated for is occasion. Trish Fri presented e new member of God's family wi a MU card, while e parents and godparents received new look St Matew's gospels. L-R: Hayley de Bruin, David Carey, Elisa Carey wi Landon Felix, Kenne Carey, Fr Peter Thomson. Photo: T Sandercock The Vigil Eucharist is on a Saturday at 5.30 pm. Do join us, especially if you are unable to attend a Sunday Service. Refreshments afterwards wi bubbly or wine & nibbles (cheese, dips and biscuits). Ted Sandercock, Jac Hocking, Wardens 4 AC

5 News from St Ann s, Aldinga Things have been winding up again after a relatively quiet start to e year. Our Friends of St Ann s meeting, e first for e year, was held on February 7 wi an attendance of eighteen. It is very encouraging at people are interested in helping to keep e wheels turning here. The meeting covered some forward planning which includes anoer Quiz Night booked in wi our organiser for e 14 July. Maintenance matters, including e need to see to e removal of and replanting of some trees on e norern boundary of e church, were reviewed, and details updated. Thanks to Bill, Peter and eir helpers in seeing to ese tasks as required. We have had very regular voluntary help from a number of individuals who are keeping e cemetery grounds and church gardens in top condition. Many anks to ese people. We are still enjoying e welcome presence at our services of Fr Dennis, Fr Jeff Oake, and Fr Ted Newing, and welcome Fr Peter Thomson as our locum. We are enriched by e diversity of eir sermons and eir services. Our Family Services continue to be presented and received well by e congregation anks to e continuing team work of ose preparing em each mon. Pat Roper & Brian McMillan, Wardens AC Our Family Tea on e 24 February drew a full house, and we were delighted at Peter and Patricia Bissell, back in McLaren Vale ese days after Peter s long hospitalisation, were able to join us. It was eir first outing in 12 mons, and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate eir 65 wedding anniversary! Wi Brian at e keyboard and Jack Warrington, Barbara Walter and Margaret Cale leading e singing, all joined in e Anniversary Waltz and oer songs. We are delighted at parishioners from e oer churches join us for ese informal sharing occasions, and bring visitors! Above: Peter & Patricia blow out e anniversary candle, watched by Bill Cale and Helen Davies. News from St Philip & St James, Old Noarlunga Hi, Fellow Broers and Sisters in Christ Work to recover The Church on e Hill progresses slowly and will continue to do so as we strive to do e best job we can to keep e c(c)hurch* secure for e next 100 years. Brian McMillan, Peter Chapman, Rupert Best and Judy Wells met wi Will Allen from Heritage Stone Restorations at St Philip and St James on 20/02/17 to discuss what needs to be done, in what order and at what cost. It was decided at underpinning e eastern wall of e sanctuary and Vestry is e most effective pa. To at end we will ask for quotes to design e plan and once we have it, quotes to engineer it. Will suggested digging an air trench around e church to drain water away from e wall and assist wi management of e salt damp. Peter has also reported at he has received offers of help from ree sources in Old Noarlunga. Brian is going to approach e National Trust regarding a National Trust Appeal to be set up for Saint Philip and Saint James as money donated to it will be tax deductable. Having said at, e time is also close when we need to let bo e people of Old Noarlunga and e City of Onkaparinga generally know, as ey too have ongoing ties to "our c(c)hurch". As in all ings we look to our Bishop and rough him e Vicar General for guidance and blessings on our endeavours. We ask all of you for your prayers. *Judi writes c(c)hurch deliberately. Ask her why. 5 Judy Wells and Stephen Wells, Wardens

6 Walking e Way On Monday 14 February priests and Councillors of our Ministry District met at St Ann s wi representatives of Diocesan Council, to discuss financial matters relating to proposed changes (see News from PDC). Photo T Sandercock News from St Margaret s, McLaren Vale We welcome e Rev d Peter Thomson as our locum for e next six mons. We also welcome his wife and daughter, Ros and Joanne into our pastoral district and pray ey'll survive our many and varied needs wiout too many scars! They travel from Westbourne Park to serve us, so we need to be mindful of is extra travelling when asking for help. So far Peter has survived council meetings, a parish dinner and a hippie birday party. He, Ros and Jo made an impressive groovy trio in eir cool outfits! Greg Roberts is taking on e role of people's warden from Julia Drought after e Vestry meeting. We wish him well in revisiting is role. Julia will still write reports and act as second in Greg Roberts absence. Grounds around e church, as always, need constant care, and now e ground has sufficiently dried out our maintenance team has been busy spraying weeds, mowing and trimming. Thank you team, e place looks happier. The back rectory garden clean-up will be next to be tackled. We are rilled to see e new baptismal font, skilfully crafted locally, donated in memoriam to Edna and Harry Ribbons by eir daughter, Jill Ribbons. Its front now awaits a memorial plaque and it will be blessed on Sunday 12 March. Thankyou Jill for is beautiful and fitting memorial. Photo: T Sandercock We also have a new white cross to be dedicated. Julia Drought & Greg John, Wardens. Recognise ese people? See p. 9! A Julia Drought s 60 birday B party at St Margaret s, voted e fun event of e year, was an occasion involving e PD, and some strange characters turned up! In lieu of presents Julia asked for donations to her favourite charity, WINS (Women in Need in Syria) and she was rilled at over $900 was donated. Photos: J Evans C D 6

7 News from Pastoral District Council The meeting was chaired by Ted Sandercock, wi Fr Peter Thomson in attendance. Matters discussed included e following: Walking e Way: Clergy and wardens of Souern Vales and Yankalilla/Delamere attended a Walking e Way meeting on Mon. 13 February when ree members from e Diocesan Finance and Property team, Bruce Stanley, Jeff McHugh and Fr David Price, came to discuss our commitment towards e Diocesan Vision for e future. Bruce Stanley addressed e topic of gifts to e Home Mission Fund to assist wi e resourcing of 3.5 additional clergy in e Diocese. (It is proposed at an additional half time position be allocated to e Souern Vales Ministry District.) The goal is to raise $500,000 to fund is aim for at least e first year, after which e hope is at grow will enable funding to be generated from wiin e Ministry Districts. It was suggested at 12% of all Special Purpose Funds held wi e Diocese might be gifted as a one off contribution to raise is funding. The Pastoral District Council agreed to gift $50,000 (sourced from various accounts) to is Fund. The Integrated Accounting System previously promoted is not being continued. An alternative way of operating is a work in progress. Jeff McHugh raised e matter of Ministry District properties: what would be a suitable location for rectories? What was e situation wi Ss Philip & James land? We need to make decisions about e way ahead, en consider what finance and property we would need to achieve at. Mission Action Plan: some of e teams need to be re-formed, as ings had tended to run down at e end of e year wi many oer matters to be worked on. Leaders will be contacted and encouraged to do is. Website: The Aim 1 action group had met to look at e new temporary website. Pat Roper, its co-ordinator, needed photos and information about e churches to send to Glen Laundy for e update. The site would be based on e one for West Dartmoor. Permission was needed to be obtained from ose photographed, and new forms will be made available. Meanwhile any children photographed must still have permission forms filled by parents/guardians. Towards a Ministry District: Considering e formation of a Ministry District consisting of e present PDs of Souern Vales and Yankalilla/Delamere, it is proposed at a Ministry District Council consisting of stipendiary clergy, one warden from each centre, e secretary, e treasurer and a chair appointed from one of e oer wardens, meet every two mons. This Council would be responsible for governance and strategic direction, and financial oversight of anying costing over $250. Each church centre would have a group such as a Guild or Friends.These will be responsible for local matters, and will report to e Ministry District Council. The Grapevine will continue to include news from all centres. Finance Report: PD Souern Vales Jan 2017 $ Special Purpose Funds Jan 2017 $ Nett monly income 10, Income 1, Monly expenditure 11, Expenditure Operating profit/loss Operating profit/loss 1, Missions The Treasurer explained at our year s insurance had been paid in full instead of monly, helping e diocese. She also pointed out at council rates would soon have to be paid, from e Special Purpose Funds. It was noted at alough we had been prepared under present circumstances to hold only two Eucharistic services a mon in each church, we were in fact managing to have ree, wi relieving clergy. However, e Treasurer pointed out e cost of is. While we are not meeting our budgeted target, can we really afford it? The McLaren Vale Harvest Festival on e 14 of February had been a huge event. The churches role had been led by Fr Ted Newing, Fr Charles Gauci and Pastor Mark Kaesler. We need to ensure greater participation by our church. Yankalilla/Delamere had proposed an open-air Ministry District event to be held on Sun 30 April. However, at would be Ss Philip & James Patronal Festival at St Margaret s. Yankalilla/Delamere to be invited to is instead. The importance of prayer meetings was emphasised and encouraged. The next meeting of PDC will be on Tuesday 21 st March at 7 pm. 7

8 On Friday 17 February Bruce Hicks from our neighbouring church at Mount Compass was ordained priest. Take up your calling wi joy and dedication... Photo T Sandercock L-R: Archdeacon Peter Carlson, Broer Richard Burr (PD of Souern Suburbs), Bruce Hicks (kneeling), Bishop John Ford, Fr David Patterson, Bishop David McCall. Several parishioners from Souern Vales attended e ordination to support him. P D Bible Studies for Lent Into e Desert Join a Bible study group is Lent! Study groups using e Lenten Study book, Spare a Minute in which Bishop John shares some oughts for Lent, are available from leaders for $ days of Bible readings, reflections and prayers at will take you on a spiritual journey into e Australian wilderness. Mondays 6.30 pm Helen Cook s home, Seaford Enquiries: Helen Cook ph or Tuesdays am St Nicholas Enquiries: Jane Cubert ph Wednesdays 10 am St Margaret s Enquiries: Ted Sandercock ph Thursdays 7 pm St Ann s Enquiries: Peter Chapman ph Into e Desert combines Australian history and literature wi e centuries old wisdom of Desert monasticism. It is written by ABM's Reconciliation Coordinator Celia Kemp, who draws on her own experience of living in e Australian desert to create a truly special publication. The 88 page booklet contains 40 daily Bible studies designed for individual reflection at can easily be adapted as a group study. Into e Desert is ideal for Lent but can be used at any time of e year. Copies from PD Secretary ( ) - Cost $6.00 Holy Week & Easter Services Sun 9 Apr Mon 10 Tues 11 Wed 12 Thurs 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 ` PALM SUNDAY 10 am Procession and Combined Service at St Ann s SEM Blessing of palms wi e RC community; en individual services 11 am Mt Barker, Blessing of e Oils, 5.30 pm Evensong, St Nicholas 9 am Eucharist, St Margaret s 9 am Morning prayer, St Ann s MAUNDY THURSDAY service 7 pm St Margaret s 7.30 pm Ecumenical service, Seaford Ecumenical Mission Washing of feet & HC GOOD FRIDAY 10 am Stations of e Cross, St Ann s 3 pm The Lord s Passion St Stephen s HOLY SATURDAY 7 pm Easter Vigil, St Stephen s EASTER DAY 10 am St Margaret s (wi St Philip & St James congregation) 9 am St Ann s am St Nicholas 8

9 News from St Nicholas, Seaford Services: We welcomed Fr Peter and his wife to our service in January and look forward to his regular visits. Faers Ted and Percy still lead us on e second Sunday of each mon wi a service at includes anointing and laying on of hands for ose in need of physical and spiritual healing. Our You Worship begins again for 2017 on March 26 wi what is sure to be a new take on Moering Sunday! We are looking forward wi enusiasm for eir contributions to our services in e coming year. During e holiday break, we have held Morning Prayer in place of e You Worship. The congregation has enjoyed is change in our style of worship and it has offered e opportunity for some great songs and music by our pianist Helen Cook. Sunday January 29 was our first combined service for e year wi members of e Anglican, Uniting and Church of Christ congregations joining to celebrate e Ministry of e Word and share in Holy Communion. Our Palm Sunday service will be e Ecumenical Liturgy of e Palms and procession, en e rest of e service in our own traditions. The Fellowship group: Our day has moved to e ird Friday of each mon to coincide wi e weekly roast lunch special in e café; members can come for lunch and stay for e meeting. Congregation Meetings: Our first meeting for e year was held on Sunday 12 February and was also our pre-vestry meeting. We had a great meeting wi most of e congregation staying. It was an opportunity to advise e congregation of upcoming events at SEM, changes at St Nicholas and activities in e Souern Vales PD. Mission and Ministry: representatives on is committee are to be Joan Dare and Helen Cook wi Lyn Hann happy to attend if anyone absent. SEM Advisory Committee: our only current representative is Joyce Newing (ese are Bp John Appointments) Following discussion in e congregation it was decided to put forward two oer names. You Ministry: Helen and Joan are currently running is ministry for young people during e services. More volunteers are needed to assist wi is outreach. Current police checks, and safer ministry course needs to be undertaken by ose wishing to volunteer. MAP: Helen Cook meets wi e Map Aim 1 group re setting up e new website etc. More volunteers are needed to join e oer MAP groups. Permission and Privacy: New forms will be given to all St Nicholas Parishioners regarding updating e Directory and seeking permission for photos etc to go on e website. The wardens are also asking for details so information can be sent to ose who are away or unable to attend services regularly. ie newsletters, pew sheets upcoming events etc. Wardens Helen Cook was happy to be named as People s Warden but as she goes away for a couple of mons at a time needed help wi e job. Joan Dare s name was put forward as alternative Warden when Helen was away. Jane Cubert, Warden Making Palm Crosses Come and join in e fun making palm crosses for Palm Sunday! Seaford Ecumenical Centre, 1.30 pm Friday 31 st March. Mystery characters (p. 6) A: Julia and Michael Drought, Margaret Waite B: Barry and Julianne Bates C: The Thomsons: Joanne, Ros and Fr Peter D: Paul Bell, Bill Cale, Peter Chapman...And why not come for a roast lunch at e SEM café first? Book in for lunch on between 10 am and 2 pm no later an Thursday 30. $10 for 2 courses & tea/coffee BCA box opening has been changed to March and September (to bring us in to line wi oer states). Please hand your box to your warden or contact Wendy ( ) for collection. 9

10 Souern Vales Pastoral District Contact information: Locum tenens: Fr Peter Thomson Parish Secretary: Ted Sandercock Ph ; Plum Pie Family Day Care Offering flexible hours in a gentle and inclusive family environment DECD registered, adhering to e EYLF Contact Jyacin Dickinson or find me on Facebook Before I tell you what happened, Mum, remember...e Lord will never give you more an you can handle... The McLaren Vale Parish Office is not regularly attended but messages can be left on e message bank and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Visit our website! * * * * * To contact your church wardens: St Philip & St James, Old Noarlunga Judi Wells Stephen Wells St Margaret s, McLaren Vale Julia Drought Greg John St Stephen s, Willunga Ted Sandercock Jac Hocking St Ann s, Aldinga Pat Roper Brian McMillan St Nicholas, Seaford Jane Cubert Christine Gunn Pastoral District Regular Service times St Stephen s, St Andrew s Tce, Willunga Saturday: 5.30 pm St Margaret s, 99 Main Road McLaren Vale Sunday: 10 am wi Sunday School (St Philip & St James congregation joining in is service) Wednesday: 9:00 am St Ann s, 7 Stonehouse Lane, Aldinga Sunday: 9 am St Nicholas, Seaford Ecumenical Mission, Sunday am But please note: From time to time e four centres of e Pastoral District combine in worship to celebrate special events. On ose days ere is only one Sunday service in e PD. There are 2 such combined services in e next two mons: On PALM SUNDAY (9 April) ere will be a procession and combined service at St Ann s at 10 am, & On Sunday 30 April ere will be a combined service at St Margaret s at 10 am to celebrate Ss Philip & James Patronal Festival 10